Eritrea vs Malaysia
Malaysia is 2.81 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Malaysia about 2.8 times.
EritreaMalaysiaEritrea moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
0.36×
Eritrea is 0.36× the area of Malaysia. Put the other way, Malaysia is 2.81× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Eritrea sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× its true area; Malaysia at 4° N is stretched to 1.0×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Eritrea bigger than Malaysia?
- No. Eritrea is 2.81 times smaller than Malaysia. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Malaysia?
- About 2.8 times: Malaysia has 2.81× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Malaysia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea is drawn about 1.08× its true area there and Malaysia about 1.0×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Eritrea or Malaysia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².